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A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
A holy habit clenseth not a foule soule.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
The higher our position the more modestly should we behave.
Facts are stubborn things.
Facts are stubborn things.
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
How often the highest talent lurks in obscurity.
[Lat., Ut saepe summa ingenia in occulto latent!]
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
We notice that the mind grows with the body, and with it decays.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
He that hath love in his brest, hath spurres in his sides.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
Robin Hood could brave all weathers but a thaw wind.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.
The finest edge is made with the blunt whetstone.